Communication

Throughout this semester I have learned a lot about blogging. I never would have thought about blogging if it were not for this class. It has helped me to organize my thoughts and feelings. At the end of the week, I am able to reflect over my experiences throughout the week. Not only do I blog on blogger.com, I also blog on Myspace.com. It has not only allowed me to blog, but also to keep in touch with friends and family that are back home. My father is in the air force and therefore is stationed in Alaska. He signed up for MySpace to keep in touch with my sisters and me. We are able to put up pictures so he can see how much we have changed and what sort of activities I have done. Writing a letter by hand takes time, plus it costs money. MySpace is free and also is a quick ways to write to my father about things going on in my life like school and friends. The difference between blogging on the website and blogging on MySpace is that through blogging on the website I am able to communicate with my classmates to learn more about them. Blogging as a class allowed me to see the other side of my fellow classmates not just the quiet class part. Although blogging is a good way to communicate, it should not be the only way to communicate. You are unable to see facial expressions through the computer. You also miss out on all the visuals like movement and stuff. For example, I know when I talk I need to use my hands to express my story better or with more emphasis on parts. I also think that when you are just talking through cyberspace there is no way to see the persons face and read if they are joking or serious, lying or telling the truth, and things like that show that cyberspace allow people to be someone they are not if they chose to. There are still circumstances that people that know you really well don’t need to see your expression or hear your voice to know that you’re not feeling great or whatever your mood may be. I see the pros and cons to both sides of using cyberspace as a tool of communication. Anyways, it has been great reading everyone’s blog I defiantly enjoyed the assignment I think it was a great way to share news with others and I think it was a great assignment to get to know each other better. I think he helped the class conversations have more diversity since we had a wide variety of opinions and backrounds. Hope everyone has a great summer and it truly has been fun J